Kindergarten will be viewing a video about how Eric Carle paints his tissue paper that he uses in his illustrations. This lesson ties in with their field trip to see The Very Hungry Catepillar and two other plays developed by Eric Carle.
First Grade has finished their puppets. Many of the children brought them home on Friday. There are about twenty on display just outside the art room. Please come and see them! Each class wrote a play using every puppet created by their classmates. Their play will come home with their puppet. Next, the children will be revisiting the topic of texture. They will soon be making "texture turtles" out of ceramic clay but first they have to practice manipulating the clay. This week they will practice and develope clay techniques using Play Dough. They will use a rolling pin to roll their clay out flat, learn how to roll coils, and use a variety of stamps and tools to add texture to their clay. Life just doesn't get any better than this!
Second grade will be glazing their Bembe' masks. They will choose between four colors and apply the glaze to their masks. The masks have to be fired again and then the children will add rafia as a finishing touch (if they chose to add hair or wiskers to their masks). Their masks look wonderful!
Third grade will (hopefully) complete their woven pouches this week. This is a labor intensive project but they love their pouches! I do not display them because the kids are so excited to finish and they want to take them home right away. They'll be coming home soon!
Fourth grade has nearly finished copying their Ron Burns cat or dog. They will begin adding color using oil pastels. The children love the intensity of color that oil pastels deliver. I will encourage them to use their oil pastels in a "painterly manner", blending colors and applying the color without the benefit of lines to stay within. This is a mature project for the kids and they always make me proud!
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